starss-and-stripess asked:
Alright, well i get where youre coming from. But im not gonna change my blog, its my blog not yours. But im not gonna unfollow you either, because thats a stupid reason to unfollow someone. But maybe in the future you could state your opinions without insulting people or their blogs.
You are free to do what you want on your blog. I’m simply advising you that many people (particularly those that don’t share your tastes in music) will not be happy with your decision to use autoplaying.
I’m not insulting you or your blog, either. This isn’t a matter of conflicting opinions; it’s simply a heads-up that many people on the Internet (myself included) despise webpages that do this. People who might be interested in the contents of your tumblelog could very well be put off by this oversight!
starss-and-stripess asked:
theres a pause button you know ? you can stop the music. and it's not like you'll endure it for long, you don't like my blog, you get off, music gone.
Well, sure, this is technically correct. But that doesn’t change the fact that having the music start automatically in the first place is widely regarded as awful practice on the web.
What if somebody is opening multiple links in background tabs while listening to his own music, and suddenly someone else’s music is playing over it? Now he has to sift through all the tabs he just opened to close the offending webpage. The only place where it’s acceptable for audio to start immediately is on YouTube, and perhaps other sites specifically designed for sharing music. Blogs, however, do not fall under this exemption.
drapemeinlace started following you
asdfawefawe started following you
benludwin started following you
finallyfamousmufuckaa started following you
darkness-and-magic started following you
Hello, five of the 40-ish followers I’ve recently gained. I’m singling you guys out for one reason:
Don’t have music automatically play on your blog.
You may think it’s really cool, but it’s not. At all. It’s a terrible and annoying practice that should have died off with MySpace and Xanga. Even Tumblr itself agrees that it’s “incredibly tacky”. So please, for the sanity of all those who happen to look at your blog - don’t automatically play music.